DIRECTOR'S VISION

During a 1400 kilometer pilgrimage around the Buddhist temples of Shikoku an idea was born in 2007. What happens to people who go on pilgrimages and how can we be inspired by that? How do we 'walk our talk' through the obvious chaos our planet faces?

Our journey as humans, our entire evolution in fact, can be perceived as a spiritual journey. Throughout history men and women have forsaken security and position in order to connect with a deeper reality here on Earth. They were the pilgrims. That reality was unseen but palpably present. The pilgrims are wanderers in the invisible landscape of the heart.

I decided to make a documentary as a pilgrim, aware of our current time in this global journey. Along the way I met individuals who are well qualified to comment on what it means to be a true pilgrim in spirit. The documentary is being filmed in 2008 and will be ready for release in early 2009. These stories will perhaps open our hearts to a simple truth and guide us on our road ahead. It is a road we all must share as we are the ones we have been waiting for. We are the Earth Pilgrims・・